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I really wish I could post this one without scaling it down -- but even I'll admit it would be a bit insane to expect people to download all 300+ megabytes of it. The original resolution is 29969x3875. Printed at 300 DPI, that works out to about 13 inches high by 100 inches long (one third by two and a half meters). Worse, all the shots were taken with a 50mm at f/8, so it has real detail all the way to 100%. Anyway, without more insufferable bragging , a little bit of Palo Duro Canyon, (near Amarillo Texas, USA):

jcoffin wrote:I really wish I could post this one without scaling it down -- but even I'll admit it would be a bit insane to expect people to download all 300+ megabytes of it. The original resolution is 29969x3875. Printed at 300 DPI, that works out to about 13 inches high by 100 inches long (one third by two and a half meters). Worse, all the shots were taken with a 50mm at f/8, so it has real detail all the way to 100%. Anyway, without more insufferable bragging , a little bit of Palo Duro Canyon, (near Amarillo Texas, USA):

Beautiful. And I perfectly understand what you mean. Do you have a link of that photo on a site?

Lovely! I've been to Palo Duro Canyon long ago, but I don't think I ever got this dramatic view of it.

Dr. Harout wrote: Beautiful. And I perfectly understand what you mean. Do you have a link of that photo on a site?

Not right now. I'll see what I can do, and add a note here when/if I find a home for it at (or close to) full size.

In the "welcome" thread, there was a mention of Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, so I thought I'd add another panorama, this time along the "front range", with Pikes Peak as its "centerpiece". I've included three pieces. The first is only slightly cropped, the second somewhat more so, and the third is a small piece at 100%. The original resolution is 25193x2948, or about 10x84 inches at 300 DPI.
Oh, just for what it's worth, these pictures could also fit in the "my world" forum -- this is actually the view from my office window!

An office with a Belle Vue. Now that is something.

Welcome Jerry. Lovely pictures. They conjure up for me an iconic view of the "West" after growing up on Westerns, Bonanza etc. etc. What a fantastic view to have from the office. I would struggle to get any work done at all .

Thanks for the kind works Birma.

Well, another day, another panorama. This time we're back to Palo Duro canyon:

I really like em all, especially the first though, (pity it wasn't twice the size, or even three times) that country reminds me of a movie I saw a little while ago, Chato's land with Charles Bronson, anyone remember it? it's a goodun.
Greg

Greg Beetham wrote:I really like em all, especially the first though, (pity it wasn't twice the size, or even three times) that country reminds me of a movie I saw a little while ago, Chato's land with Charles Bronson, anyone remember it? it's a goodun.
Greg

Thanks for the kind words. I don't remember the movie, but I may have to look for it next time I rent one.

Anyway, perhaps another picture wouldn't hurt. This time I'm only including a rather small piece, but it covers the real centerpiece of the shot...

Jerry: Awesome nature around you (and a belated welcome from me…)! Thanks for showing us (and thanks also for your technical contributions in other threads: I am always learning here). Panoramas aren’t easy at all to compose. I prefer them to be not too extreme (ie, not too ‘thin’), and generally love to see something in the foreground (better still if it takes the viewer into the landscape for a stroll through the great vista…). That’s why out of your collection I’d pick this last panorama and the Pikes Peak second one as my two favourites.
Alfonso

I love mountains and shots like this. Thanks for sharing Jerry.

alfake wrote:Jerry: Awesome nature around you (and a belated welcome from me…)! Thanks for showing us (and thanks also for your technical contributions in other threads: I am always learning here). Panoramas aren’t easy at all to compose. I prefer them to be not too extreme (ie, not too ‘thin’), and generally love to see something in the foreground (better still if it takes the viewer into the landscape for a stroll through the great vista…). That’s why out of your collection I’d pick this last panorama and the Pikes Peak second one as my two favourites.
Alfonso

Composition is a bit on the tougher side. Along with the obvious of just finding and visualizing that large of a "spread", I run into a little bit of a problem that after scrolling around in a really big picture for a while, I have this kind of strange let-down feeling when I hit an edge. I have a feeling that at some point I'm going to experiment with doing some 360 degree VR shots. Anyway, thanks of the comments -- I really appreciate them.

I also appreciate your comments Dr. Harout -- sharing with an appreciative audience is definitely a pleasure.

jcoffin wrote:after scrolling around in a really big picture for a while, I have this kind of strange let-down feeling when I hit an edge. I have a feeling that at some point I'm going to experiment with doing some 360 degree VR shots.

Interesting and thought-provoking reflection, Jerry. It has made me think of the gigantic, powerful and almost boundless, ‘whitmanian’ American landscapes as opposed to the long ago orderly humanized rural European landscapes (“In limitations he first shows himself the master, // And the law can only bring us freedom”, Goethe). I am looking forward to seeing your ‘limitless’ 360º VR landscapes! I am sure they will be impressive (and intriguing…).
Alfonso

alfake wrote: Interesting and thought-provoking reflection, Jerry. It has made me think of the gigantic, powerful and almost boundless, ‘whitmanian’ American landscapes as opposed to the long ago orderly humanized rural European landscapes (“In limitations he first shows himself the master, // And the law can only bring us freedom”, Goethe). I am looking forward to seeing your ‘limitless’ 360º VR landscapes! I am sure they will be impressive (and intriguing…).
Alfonso

Interesting comparison -- especially since the next panorama I had in mind to post was European. It's not at all rural, but arguably not completely orderly either (or at least seems a but disorderly to somebody who grew up in a small town where essentially every street was perfectly straight and ran precisely north/south or east/west). One thing I do miss is really beautiful sunsets -- from there, the sun is still too high in the sky for much color when it suddenly disappears behind the mountains (there was no such problem where I grew up in eastern South Dakota -- my tabletop isn't as flat).